The successful Maintenance Engineer will receive a minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a discretionary bonus, life assurance up to 4x base salary, pension option and private medical care.

This Maintenance Engineer position located on the South Coast in Littlehampton, is working with a globally leading chemical manufacturer.

The company is a globally operating chemical manufacturer, which supplies raw materials to most industries.

This particular site focuses on the development and manufacture of agricultural, crop protection and pest control chemicals.

Due to the development of a new and very innovative product, they are looking to recruit an experienced, hands-on Maintenance Engineer to act as a link between the Asset Manager and Technicians, supporting both hands-on tasks and strategic decisions on-site.

Accountabilities of the Maintenance Engineer:

• Manage contractor relationships, coordinate daily PPM, and guide technicians, focusing on improving scheduled PPM and implementing digital tools like CMMS.


• Ensure timely and proper inspections, schedules training for technicians, and handle high-priority issues and incident management.


• Lead and contribute to engineering projects from planning to execution, ensuring adherence to company guidelines and overseeing project performance reporting.


• Assist in budget planning, project scheduling, and adherence to safety and environmental standards, while supporting asset management activities and plant reliability.


• Manage schedules, spare parts, and introduce maintenance consideration into capital projects, supporting turnarounds and optimising PPM effectiveness.

The successful Maintenance Engineer will ideally have experience working within a Chemical Manufacturing or additionally, you will have strong experience in a similar or relevant industry, whilst holding the ability to problem solve, troubleshoot and fault find to diagnose engineering problems and identify the related solutions.



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